Lipodistrofias primarias: presentación clínica y diagnóstico / Clinical presentation and treatment of primary lipodystrophies
Rev. méd. Chile
; 147(11): 1449-1457, nov. 2019. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Lipodystrophies are a heterogeneous group of syndromes defined by a severe reduction of the adipose tissue. These can be congenital or acquired. Anatomically, they can be partial or generalized. The etiology of several lipodystrophies is well known. However, the cause of many others remains unknown. The commonest lipodystrophy worldwide is secondary to highly active anti-retroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients. By contrast, primary lipodystrophies (those not associated to any known disease or condition) are much less common and represent a diagnostic challenge. The major complications of lipodystrophies are metabolic, often resulting in severe insulin resistance, diabetes and dyslipidemia. No cure is available for lipodystrophies but the supplementation with recombinant leptin potently controls the metabolic abnormalities when there is a leptin deficiency. Herein, we review the clinical presentation, diagnostic process and therapeutic principles of the main primary lipodystrophy syndromes.
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Main subject:
Lipodystrophy
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Humans
Language:
Es
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Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2019
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Article
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